Not almond, not soy but tiger nuts.

This article focuses on Madame Tiger, an Australian milk manufacturer introducing tiger nuts—a root vegetable native to West Africa that requires only rainwater to grow—as a sustainable plant-based milk alternative. Founded by Laura Hindson in 2020, the company sources tiger nuts directly from a female farming collective in Mali, supporting fair trade and social impact. Madame Tiger developed its own processing facility in Melbourne to handle the unique challenges of producing tiger nut milk, combining washing, soaking, milling, and filtering before partnering with a contract manufacturer for bottling. The business emphasizes sustainability through low water usage, carbon footprint tracking, and local sourcing of additional ingredients, while aiming to expand domestically and internationally with a women-led leadership approach.